lowrider57
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| Has Paypal suddenly started charging sales tax? I don't understand. Is everybody that's accepting PayPal for a sale called a merchant even though most hobbyists are not doing it for profit? | |
| Has Paypal suddenly started charging sales tax? I haven’t sold anything for awhile but when I placed an ad in classifieds, I had to link my PayPal account to Audiogon and register as a PayPal Merchant. And PayPal is now referring to me as a merchant. What’s all this then? | |
| What CDs to buy @akg_ca Elusive Disc +1. Good pricing for XRCD. Are the Redbook releases remastered for audiophiles? | |
| What CDs to buy There are some small producers of high quality CDs and records of different genres. Google "Analogue Productions" and "Mobile Fidelity." | |
| What CDs to buy For the most part, CDs were mass produced in many countries. At the peak of CD production, there weren’t many Pop, Rock, Country releases that stood out in terms of sound quality. High quality was the norm for classical and jazz. There were some g... | |
| Tube Rolling Cayin CS 55A Preamp is the first stage of amplification and will have the most audible effect on sound. Start with the gain-stage tube. | |
| What's been your experience with New Chinese 6SN7 tube options? Shuguang is out of business due to a fire at their facility. I'd love to try their tubes, but due diligence is required because the available stock for sale are leftovers and may not have good test results. This is a long read, but lots of info a... | |
| Clearly an oddball turntable. Dual 1229 question. I like Dual, owned a couple in the 70s. Can you provide a pic? | |
| The problem with absorption panels- it kills the fine details Absorption panels can be very helpful if used judiciously and appropriately. Many listeners overdamped their rooms. The entire room doesn't need to be treated, areas of reflections can help to keep music lively and realistic. | |
| Is there anything better than live recordings? Regarding bootlegs, I used to find some very good quality LPs at Bleeker Bob's. I suspect the house mix engineer was involved in some of the high quality soundboard releases. | |
| Is there anything better than live recordings? The live performances cited by @petg60 are of excellent SQ because they were recorded by SOTA mobile recording trucks or in-house control rooms. OTOH, a good soundboard recording would be supplemented with a submix of dedicated mics. All live clas... | |
| Qobuz dropping rights to my favorites. A pox on their house. Today I noticed a number of songs were missing from a playlist I created. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason for it, other songs from the same albums are still in the playlist. Using the search function, I found the identical songs in ... | |
| Is there anything better than live recordings? Jeff Beck live recordings. Even though the engineers compressed these, the performances are amazing. | |
| SPDIF Coax cable recommendation? I like the Acoustic Zen very much. Make him an offer. | |
| Linear Power Supply for a DAC Many thanks @jackd . I found the correct cable. |